Allied Geographical Section (AGS)
The Allied Geographical Section (AGS) (1942 - 1945) was formed after a series of directives was issued by General Douglas MacArthur's headquarters that called for the formation of a task force to compile all available geographical intelligence on the largely unmapped and unexplored south-west Pacific area. The AGS produced three different types of publications: Special Reports, Terrain Handbooks, and Terrain Studies. The most complex of these were the Terrain Studies, which were designed to provide the most comprehensive information available. These studies included diagrams, text, photographs, and maps of varying size and detail. All these reports were produced for planning and operational staffs.
AKA: AGS
WWII Philippine Campaign - planning and prep.
Philippine Islands.
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A unique survivor, this is a 1944 World War II Allied Geographical Section mimeographed map of the Philippines, issued for planning and preparation for the Philippine Campaign. Reproduced by Battalion Landing Team 184-2 less than a month before the invasion of Leyte, it captures the moment when Allied plans for returning to the Philippines were becoming battlefield reality. Its stark presentation and utilitarian mimeograph printing reflect its purpose as a working military document, prepared for troops about to enter one of the Pacific War's decisive campaigns. (more details)